Grant & Bri

I don't know the inner workings of USCIS but I imagine if you present a passport of a different nationality to the one you had your K1 visa in, that is going to bring up some questions.  Do they (USCIS) know you have two passports?  If they don't and it's brand new information I'm sure that's going to raise some flags.  If they do and you've already provided info about the second one, maybe not.  
 
So I'm not sure, but if it were me I'd take the time to get my Aussie one renewed and take that.  On face value it's a smoother and clearer story that requires less explanation and therefore is less likely to cause you hassle. 

Are you going to renew your Australian passport?  If it were me I'd take my old Aussie one, my new Aussie one and my British one.  That way you've got all bases covered. 

Congratulations I am also a Boston filer and currently still waiting for my case to update to “interview ready to be scheduled” been 159 days since I filed all of this and I cannot wait to experience what you and your partner experienced today. 

Today we had our Interview. We are August Fillers. We had our interview in Boston, MA.
 
Our appointment was at 2:30pm but we arrived early because we were both nervous. We arrived about 1:30pm but was told that we couldn't check in until a half an hour before. We checked in at 2pm.
 
Once checked in, they called us up to a window for my husband (beneficiary) to get his fingerprints and to take a picture of him. After that was completed, she told us what door to wait near. At about 2:40pm we got called in by my Husband's name (which was strange because everyone else was getting called by a number). I asked if I could join and she said yes.
 
She had him raise his right hand and swear he was telling the truth. She only went over our i-485 packet about our names, DOB, address, and a few of the yes or no questions (have you committed a crime, prostitution, any arrests, hurting or killing people, espionage, ). She did not ask any other questions and did not ask to see any other documentation besides his passport. 
 
I am the petitioner (USC) and didn't get asked a single  question. I ended up answering one of his and she told me only he can answer. We were done by 2:45pm and she told us she approved us and we should be getting a card in the mail in 2 weeks. At 3pm, I got an Email that a new card was being produced on the USCIS website.
 
I don't think this is the norm based on reading every other single review of the Boston Office and that she didn't want to see any evidence or ask me any questions. I did see other couples get called in separately though. She just said we will need evidence at our 2 year interview.

Just called USCIS today and provided them with my new start date regarding my expedite request for EAD they said I should receive a response in 5 days via email so hopefully it’s good news fingers crossed as I need to get out the house been here for 7 months now and it’s driving me insane. 

good luck!!

Faxed off my job offer letter yesterday for my EAD, the job wants me to start on 23rd December and the way immigration are processing stuff these days I really don’t see me being able to start, considering I made the request with USCIS just after thanksgiving. So over this whole process.

Faxed off my job offer letter yesterday for my EAD, the job wants me to start on 23rd December and the way immigration are processing stuff these days I really don’t see me being able to start, considering I made the request with USCIS just after thanksgiving. So over this whole process.

I did. I never got mail but they send me email for what i need to do.unfortunately i didnt send any evidence because i dont have a job offer(i never told them i have one).Right now i have my EAD card already through normal processing time.

Thank you for the information, I made an expedite request over the phone today with USCIS the lady said I will receive a letter in 5 days requesting for evidence which I currently have a job offer so hopefully I can get the card soon

Been 38 days since they received my RFE, 60 days since I completed biometrics and currently stuck at RFE received. Do you think it’s worth calling? I called 2 weeks ago now, I know the processing time can take up to 90 days for them to respond to a RFE but I know most people on here get a response before 30 days. I’m sorry just really impatient. 

Been 38 days since they received my RFE, 60 days since I completed biometrics and currently stuck at RFE received. Do you think it’s worth calling? I called 2 weeks ago now, I know the processing time can take up to 90 days for them to respond to a RFE but I know most people on here get a response before 30 days. I’m sorry just really impatient. 

I’m Boston to and sitting at request for initial evidence received. They received it 34 days ago now, I’m in the same boat as your husband I just want to work now. 

That’s very unfair! I’m in Boston to. Why would they be processing people that are already eligible to work etc etc... when we are stuck here legally not allowed to work travel freely etc etc... that’s a joke In my opinion that they are doing it like that. 

Our application was approved!
 
We were masking our nerves in the waiting room by giggling over reddit when the officer approached us and introduced himself. He brought me (USC) in for questioning (~30 mins) first while my husband stayed in the waiting room. He was very warm and friendly and welcoming! He asked me basic questions to confirm stuff from our application– it was all very chill but I reaaaallly stuttered and got nervous when he asked me my husbands phone number because I had absolutely no clue what his number is. Then he asked lots of questions like, "what did you guys do last night?", "what did you guys do last weekend", "what did you guys have for dinner last night", etc... He asked us how we met (tinder =D ) and how much we chatted online before meeting in person. He asked about trips we had taken together, how many times I have been to his country, and how much time we had spent with each others' families, and what our allergies are.
 
The only "evidence of bona fides" we had included in our application were a designation of 401K beneficiary statement, statement of healthcare from my employer, electric bill, lease, and affidavits. We had submitted a photo album but it was returned to us by mail a week after submitting because it wasn't the right size. So he asked me what else I had brought to share, and I basically dumped my bag out on the desk and talked through three photo albums, a receipt from our first date with goofy stuff written on it, post cards we sent each other, itineraries from trips we took, that sort of thing. 
 
Then he let me choose to stay in the room or move to the back of the room while he questioned my husband. I chose to stay and sit in the back. He asked my husband much the same questions to confirm info from our application, and then the same questions about what we were up to over the weekend, allergies, trips, etc...
 
After about 10 minutes of questioning my husband, the officer told us he would recommend us for approval and apologized for not being able to tell us for certain if we were approved. He then asked if we had any questions, so I asked him when we would know for certain if we were approved. Then he asked, "have you got five minutes"? and we were like, YES!!!!! And in the end he stamped our application. We were SO stoked. It was surreal. We walked straight across the street to the pub we went to after our wedding at city hall and had a toast. 
 
On Saturday around 6:00 AM I got an email notification that the status had been updated. What an amazing relief. 😍

An update: 
 
USCIS App just notified me that my case is ready to be scheduled for an interview as of October 31 2019.
 
Finally they updated the website. 
 
Cata

Anyone else waiting for a response on RFE? Mine currently sitting at 22 days since they received it, hope to hear something soon getting impatient. Local office Boston.

Hi
 
Call USCIS and ask them whether your case is ready for intreview.
 
I am happy there is another applicant based in Boston  
 

Can someone please help me out? I Recieved RFE letter today stating that my wife’s income is below the federal poverty guideline when that’s not true. I submitted Form I-864, W2 for 2017,2018 she was with me in Australia for 2016 so couldn’t submit that. Along with bank statements and payslips. Am I missing something...? 

Does the letter say anything more specific? I'd try to double check that's the issue and is not something else. 

Did you check the optional question that said to submit tax information from last 3 years? If you did then maybe not submitting 2016 is the problem. Since I didn't work in 2016 I didn't have my W2 so I decided to just send the most recent year and not check that option.

Our status changed to "interview was scheduled" last Thursday (!!), now anxiously awaiting the interview letter in the mail!

You basically wait to get your green card in the mail 😊

Just went into Application Support Center in Revere, MA. Guy was really rude and said nah can’t do it come back on 11th when I told him repeatedly I won’t be here. Dont know whether to try again next week or just reschedule...